Lifestyle

How to handle anxiety over back-to-school decisions

Shawdesh Desk: A combination of dread, panic and sheer exhaustion. This is what I see on the faces of patients (and friends and colleagues) when the conversation turns to the

How to set pandemic boundaries for relatives

When pandemic-related shutdowns started, many people rushed to the rescue of their loved ones. They rallied to meet an extraordinary situation and extended themselves in deep and loving ways. They

Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of getting Covid-19: Study

Shawdesh dEsk: In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of

Recovered COVID-19 patients may still have virus: Study

Shawdesh dEsK; The activity of viral infection and replication will still persist in the gut of COVID-19 patients after recovery, even if they did not have gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, a

Eating processed food makes you age quickly, claims a new study

Shawdesh desk: A new study has found a correlation between processed food and ageing. A diet rich in ultra-processed foods is loaded with sugar, oil, starches and fats, which can

Public health at risk as PHO found with excessive trans-fats in city: study

Shawdesh desk; The partially-hydrogenated oils (PHO), popularly known as Dalda or Bonospoti Ghee, contain excessive trans-fatty acid (TFA) in the capital as its average level is the five times the

Why do Air Conditioners explode? How can we prevent them?

Shawdesh Desk; Bangladesh witnessed apparently the deadliest blast from Air Conditioner at a mosque in Fatullah of Narayanganj on Friday night that left 11 people dead so far. Although AC

Insomnia: the common sleep disorder

Shawdesh Desk: Sleep quality is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. We spend around a third of our lives asleep or at least we should. And while sleep requirements